calutron
- noun
- /ˈkæl.jʊ.trɒn/
- Specialized
- The calutron story starts around 1940 at Cornell University.
Examples
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The calutron's separation method was based on electromagnetic mass spectrometry.
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The calutron was a temperamental piece of equipment.
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The second calutron innovation was the use of multiple beams.
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An Austrian company gave Iraq calutrons for enriching uranium.
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Now that the device had achieved its objective, Ernest Lawrence wished to give recognition to the University of California by using the name calutron for the apparatus developed to separate P from Q.
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This service has been provided at cost for almost 60 years through the use of calutrons in the pilot units and Beta tracks at Y-12, all operated by Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
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In the war years, the Berkeley cyclotron program was interrupted so that the magnets could be used for the development of apparatus to be used in the Oak Ridge calutrons.
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A calutron is a device used to separate isotopes of uranium for enrichment purposes.
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The scientist explained how the calutron works to isolate different uranium isotopes.
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To achieve uranium enrichment, they utilized a calutron to separate the isotopes effectively.
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word calutron was made from Cal, meaning 'California', and from cyclotron, the name of a physics machine. It was the name given to a machine at the University of California that separated different kinds of uranium atoms, so a calutron is a device used to separate uranium.